Gage18 wrote:I finally broke down and got a white letang and black neal from borntade...I will let you all know how they turn out. Fingers crossed!

I got my jerseys and am REALLY happy! They are all spot on. My only complaints are that instead of the Reebok symbol they have REEBOK spelled out on the back. Also, the letang jersey has the nuber a little close. I showed my brother and he didn't evne notice...I would say to borntrade...

Gage18 wrote:I finally broke down and got a white letang and black neal from borntade...I will let you all know how they turn out. Fingers crossed!

I got my jerseys and am REALLY happy! They are all spot on. My only complaints are that instead of the Reebok symbol they have REEBOK spelled out on the back. Also, the letang jersey has the nuber a little close. I showed my brother and he didn't evne notice...I would say to borntrade...

ajh2298 wrote:How is the sizing on the NHL jerseys from Borntrade? if I order a 3xl(56) will it really be that size? Last time a ordered a bootleg jersey it was from e-bay and the sizing was really off.

That's the chance you take with Borntrade. Sometimes you get a jersey you like, sometimes you get a $45 art project.

As much as I prefer gamers to Borntrade, I do admit to having two sitting in my closet. The last one that I bought, a home Fleury back in 2009, did not leave me impressed. I ordered a size 50 and it fits like it's smaller than a 48 (probably closer to a 46).

Thought about getting it signed since the sleeve numbers and the crest appear to be correct or at least close. The numbers on back appear to be smaller than your standard 12 inch numbers. Or I might just resell it and put the money towards a jersey that's sized properly.

I would say stay away. I went here to their authentic blank jersey page, and the telltale sign, at least for me, is that they advertise sizes as "M/48" for example. Well...authentic jerseys are never advertised with letters and numbers at the same time - only websites and ebay sellers that are selling fakes do that.

Also, there is no size 48; it's size 46.

If you want a fake jersey, just use borntrade...at least they are cheap and you know you are getting a fake. That site might be legit, but they would make me nervous.

This site, on the other hand, is completely legit (they do customizing for the Ducks I think) and they are having a big sale to get rid of all of their Edge 1.0 stock. If you don't mind a blank jersey, you can't beat $130 really for an authentic. They customize too, but if you are a stickler for getting the exact fonts the Pens use, you might want to get it done somewhere local.

Anyone that has been wanting to get a cheaper authentic Edge model, I would suggest hoping on this sale. The Edge 1.0 model has been discontinued and replaced by Reebok with, from everything I've read, a completely inferior model made in Indonesia that uses very poor materials. If you want an Edge 1.0, I'd get it now.

Anyone order from them lately? How about a company called iceauthentics.com? Looking for a decent Crosby or Kunitz jersey.

I ordered Pens and Pirates Jerseys for the kids for XMAS from Borntrade and all were of good quality and correct (and came pretty quickly). For the kids they really are good alternatives as I can't see spending hundreds on authentics for the kids as they like to wear them to school and to games and often get them dirty/damaged.

Most of those fake jerseys look absolutely horrible. In my opinion, it is worth the money buying a real replica jersey. Of course, if you purchase them for kids, I can completely understand that. However, if you are 35 with a decent job and you have a OPRIK jersey with the NHL logo falling off the neck and Rebox on the back, you should have just spent the extra $100.

I refuse to buy jerseys in general now because the numbers and names aren't stitched on... Just crazy. You want me to pay 150$ for a replica jersey with non-stitched numbers.. no thanks. It's not just the NHL that does this, the NFL does and I'm sure other sports. I'm more than fine buying knockoffs on ebay.

Why Not Us wrote:I have 3 of the Nike Elite NFL jerseys and the name/numbers are stitched onto each.

Yeah.. those are the jerseys that cost 250$ each if you buy them from Nflshop. The ones that are like 130 or so don't have stitched on numbers, at least I don't remember them. Either way I was just pointing out if I'm throwing down big cash for a jersey I want the numbers and names stitched on not screen printed or whatever else most jerseys have now a days.

Question for those who dry clean. If i take my home Neal jersey with everything stitched on to get it dry cleaned, will it fade, shrink, or have torn threads? I got some RC Cola on the sleeve and dont wanna chuck it in my washer.

Why Not Us wrote:I have 3 of the Nike Elite NFL jerseys and the name/numbers are stitched onto each.

Yeah.. those are the jerseys that cost 250$ each if you buy them from Nflshop. The ones that are like 130 or so don't have stitched on numbers, at least I don't remember them. Either way I was just pointing out if I'm throwing down big cash for a jersey I want the numbers and names stitched on not screen printed or whatever else most jerseys have now a days.

Eh...the stitched NFL jerseys are like 110. I got Two Brees Jerseys and Heath Miller one this way.

FreeCandy44 wrote:Question for those who dry clean. If i take my home Neal jersey with everything stitched on to get it dry cleaned, will it fade, shrink, or have torn threads? I got some RC Cola on the sleeve and dont wanna chuck it in my washer.

You can throw it in your washer...on the gentle mode, by itself...and make sure you turn it inside out. Then just hang dry it. Saves you decent amt of money and none of my jerseys ever got affected by washing it that way.